Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 217

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Where the spouses disagree as to receipt of the dower, the wife's word prevails before consummation and the husband's thereafter, unless there is evidence or custom to the contrary. Example of an adequate response to the plea that the wife received her prompt dower, having regard to established custom.
Arabic original
عند اختلاف الزوجين في قبض المهر فالقول للزوجة قبل الدخول وللزوج بعده ما لم يكن هناك دليل أو عرُف يخالف ذلك. مثال لرد سائغ على الدفع بقبض الزوجة عاجل صداقها اعتداداً بما جرى عليه العرف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٦/٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 362. PDF pages: 347.

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